DHAKA: Most of the Standing Committee leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were not seen in the movement. Actually, they are the beneficiaries of political gains.“If the leaders do not come on streets, people will not come,” opined Engineer Kabir from Dhaka.He also commented

DHAKA: The fourth phase of election of 92 upazila Parishads will be held on March 23 and the last date of Nomination Paper submission is February 23.The last date of withdrawal of nomination papers is March 6.Election Commission secretariat sources confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: A non-resident Bangladeshi, Piyal, who is currently living at New York, wants to see the senior Vice-President of BNP to lead the party.He came up with the observation in the public opinion program of banglanews.Moreover, he said that BNP took the right decision of boycotting the

DHAKA: All leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from top to bottom, including the party chairperson, should be elected by the votes of the party activists.Abdullah Al Mamun, a citizen from Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong, came with this assertion to banglanews on

DHAKA: BNP should enforce tougher movement soon in association with its allies boycotting Jamaat-e-Islami to realize the demand of midterm election.Mymensingh Ananda Mohan College masters level student Osman Safi came up with the observation while talking to banglanews in a special

DHAKA: Joypurhat Degree College student Tayeful Islam opined that boycotting January 5 election by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was just a mistake.   He opined, thinking people’s demand, BNP should work for the country. The party would go to power if it joins election.   The

LAXMIPUR: An activist of Juba League, the youth wing of Awami League, was shot to death by miscreants in Chandpur village under Sadar Upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shahadat Hossain Tipu, 25, an activist of Juba League, son of Harunur Rashid.Sources

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would be more popular and accepted to the people of the country if BNP shucks the company with Jamaat-e-Islami.A Bangladeshi expatriate Saumitra Kumar Ghosh, who is now live in Japan, made the observation in the ‘Public Opinion’ arranged by

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad Wednesday removed Tajul Islam Chowdhury MP from charges of the party office and appointed publicity secretary Sultan Mahmud at the post.Assistant office-secretary Abul Hasan Ahmed Jewel came up with the disclosure.In his reactions, Tajul Islam

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also ex-President of the country, categorically said that his party is passing through a period of internal crisis. He came up with the assertion when addressing a view exchange meeting with Jatiya Party leaders at Gulshan Immanuel Community Center

RAJSHAHI: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by BNP-led 19-party alliance, is underway in four upazilas of the district on Wednesday.The alliance is enforcing the shutdown in protest against sending BNP leader Abu Sayeed Chand to jail and demand for immediate release of him.Charghat Thana

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Tuesday night.The meeting started around 8:30pm. BNP sources saidn during the parley, they discussed several issues, including prevailing political situation.Vice-chairman of the party

JHENIDAH: Some 40 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were held by law enforcers from different places of the district on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in creating violence during the 10th national polls in the area.Sources said police nabbed them by conducting a

DHAKA: The Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu categorically on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is involved in an ‘evil’ move to kill her own party activists.He came up with the observation at Secretariat, in a press conference regarding the prevailing political situation in

DHAKA: A ban on BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique’s entry into USA was recommended by a confidential cable from US embassy in Dhaka, says Wikileaks.According to the report, the cable was sent from Dhaka to the State Department on November 3 in 2008.‘The Embassy believes Tarique is

DHAKA: Facebook (FB) authority recognized the official page of Awami League on Tuesday.As a part of verification process of popular pages on Facebook, FB gave the recognition.There will be a small, blue check mark (√) at the right side of AL’s Facebook page from now on.On May 29 in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to sack top BNP leaders including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Dhaka city BNP convener Sadeque Hossain Khoka from its central committee.Party sources said

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Tuesday sent BNP central committee member Abu Sayeed, also chairman of Charghat Upazila Parishad, to jail rejecting his bail plea in a case filed for uprooting fishplate of rail line.Earlier in the morning, Abu Sayeed appeared before the court and sought

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Monday said there would be no crisis of fertilizers in the current season as there is adequate stock of the agriculture input.In response to a question from treasury bench member M Abdul Latif, he told the House that Ashuganj Fertilizer

DHAKA: Pannel Member Abul Kalam Azad adjourned the Parliament on Monday night.The House will resume its sitting at 4.30 Tuesday.Earlier in the day, the sitting of the parliament resumed at 4.40pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.The day`s proceedings began with